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Old 03-24-2014, 01:04 PM   #13
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Originally Posted by Tom.B View Post
That's a pretty small number. Does that include inland creeks, ponds, lakes, and rivers? I'd also wager that the VAST majority of those are in skiffs, bay boats, canoes, that are small, faster, and way more dangerous than a 35' trawler going 7 mph in the ICW. Like I said... balance.

You have to admit that trawlers are pretty safe boats on inland waterways.
Actually the majority of them are on lakes. 195 boats involved in accidents out of 300,000 registered so chances of an accident are 1 in 1,500 boats or so. In 2012, 2 accidents in Craven County, no fatalities. Beaufort had 4 accidents, one fatality.

Odds of a fatal accident are obviously very low. Not quite as bad as the odds for winning the lottery though.
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